I was slacking off on a dating reality show when the female guests treated me like a treasure chest.

Tonight, the ten of them split into several groups.

Tang Xi returned to the villa and was now lying lazily on the sofa. After playing all day, she felt a little tired, but her mind was on the song Chen Nian had played tonight.

"I have to say, it's really beautiful!" she muttered, looking at the photographer beside her, somewhat speechless. She didn't even have a chance to take a nap.

Suddenly left alone, Xia Yao hesitated for a moment before going to find Liu Ting and the others.

Liu Ting's side at this moment can be described as a large force.

A group of people are having a barbecue at a street food stall.

When Xia Yao arrived, everyone was somewhat surprised to see her alone.

"Have Chen Nian and Tang Xi not returned yet?" Wen Jingran asked, glancing behind her.

"They've left, probably gone back to the villa," Xia Yao said, then moved a stool over and sat down to barbecue with everyone.

As for meeting Chen Nian at the restaurant today, and him playing and singing a song called "Twilight", Xia Yao didn't tell them.

Upon hearing that Tang Xi had returned to the villa, Wen Jingran packed up the grilled chicken wings he had prepared and happily left.

"Where did he go?" Liu Ting muttered, watching Wen Jingran's departing figure.

"....."

Seeing this, Suhe, Li Tian, ​​and Qi Feng wondered where else they could have gone but the girls' villa.

I'm sending barbecue to Tangxi.

Since the meeting between the four of them that day, everyone's goals seem to have become much clearer, or rather, more harmonious.

"Have you told Chen Nian?"

Several boys sat together, and Li Tian nudged Qi Feng and asked in a low voice.

"He said it, but he said he was here to make money," Qi Feng replied. Then, he changed the subject and said, "I think it's more likely that Chen Nian likes Tang Xi."

"..."

"No wonder neither of them came..."

"Wouldn't Wen Jingran just run into the two of them when he goes back now?"

In an instant, the three of them conjured up a scene in their minds.

However, Chen Nian was not in Tangxi at the moment, nor had he returned to the boys' villa.

On his way back, Chen Nian discovered a new coffee shop that was also a bookstore.

So he came in, found a book, ordered a coffee, and leisurely enjoyed his alone time.

There was only one girl watching over the coffee shop, who would occasionally glance at Chen Nian with curiosity. If it weren't for the photographer next to her, she would have already struck up a conversation.

Clearly, she had a lot to ask, because she was a fan of Chen Nian.

Chen Nian was unaware that he was being watched all the time. He found a very interesting book, which happened to be about music, and discovered that he could understand it.

For example, the book explains the details of the arrangement, as well as the compatibility between the lyrics and the music.

This made Chen Nian very excited and overjoyed. Since he could understand it, could it mean that he might also know how to compose music?

In this way, there is a good chance that he can replicate the songs he is currently playing and singing.

Especially the song "Later".

Although this song is a cover of a Japanese song, the Chinese version has become a classic for two generations.

This unexpected discovery left Chen Nian sitting in the coffee shop reading for over an hour. Just when the photographer who was following him was getting bored, he finally moved.

Chen Nian got up, put the books back, stretched, and realized it was already nine o'clock in the evening, so it was time to go back to the villa.

Tonight, the moon is bright and the stars are few.

Back at the villa, Chen Nian was surprised to find it empty. "Are these guys still out playing at this hour?"

Just as I was pondering this, I heard laughter coming from next door.

Chen Nian recognized Tang Xi's voice. At this hour, what could be so funny that someone was laughing inside?

So he walked out of the villa, came to the fence, and glanced at the girls' villa.

This scene was captured on camera, as if it were a spying session.

Unable to see what was happening over there, Chen Nian scratched his head, thinking of going to visit someone, when a fragrant aroma wafted over.

"Barbecue?" Chen Nian immediately recognized the smell.

The next moment, he looked in the direction of the aroma and saw Su Xiao holding several skewers of barbecue, looking at him with a bewildered expression.

Before she could even speak, Chen Nian had already smelled the aroma.

Su Xiao suddenly felt a little shy and couldn't say anything. She just kept handing over the skewers of barbecue in her hand.

"Was it brought for me?" Chen Nian's eyes lit up as he asked.

"Hmm..." Su Xiao nodded.

Chen Nian happily accepted the gift and sat down on a nearby bench. "Thanks! I was feeling a bit hungry, this is just in time. Are you having a barbecue?"

"Yes, that's right," Su Xiao replied.

"Why are you standing? There are seats available, why aren't you sitting?" Chen Nian said, patting the empty seat next to him.

Su Xiao blinked, then walked over and sat down in the empty seat next to him.

Under the moonlight, the two sat on a bench by the door.

Chen Nian smelled the aroma of the chicken wings in his hand and couldn't wait to take a bite, but he didn't have a free hand, so he handed the two extra skewers to Su Xiao to hold.

For a moment, he ate with great relish.

Su Xiao sat quietly to the side, holding a skewer of grilled meat.

Chen Nian finished two skewers of chicken wings and one skewer of chicken legs in one go, treating it as a late-night snack.

With his increased physical activity these days, he needs to eat three to five meals a day to maintain adequate nutrition.

He started with sit-ups and push-ups, but he's increased the amount now, and he'll start increasing his running tomorrow too.

"Ah, that feels so good!" Chen Nian said to Su Xiao beside him with a satisfied expression. "Thank you so much! We're such a loving pair of colleagues!"

"Okay, if you have any problems in the future, just come to me. I'll help you if I can," Chen Nian said seriously.

Su Xiao's eyes lit up upon hearing this, and she asked, "I want to hear the whole song you sang that day."

"Which one?" Chen Nian asked, looking bewildered.

"..." Su Xiao pouted, a rare expression of dissatisfaction on her face, and then said, "Listen, the sound of the sea crying..."

"Oh, listen to the sea!" Chen Nian suddenly realized, then remembered that he seemed to have said that if this song were written, he would sing it to Su Xiao.

"Listen to it, let me think about it. The lyrics of this song aren't complicated, they're very simple." Chen Nian hesitated for a moment, then began to sing a cappella.

Write to me and tell me what color the sea is today.

"How does the sea feel, keeping you company every night...?"

Listen, the sound of the sea crying.

"Sighing, who has been heartbroken again?"

"But he's still not fully awake..."

Su Xiaomei's eyes sparkled as she listened attentively, secretly memorizing the song in her mind.

Both members of Xinghe, one a singer and the other a songwriter, have never truly crossed paths.

At this moment, the starlight is my companion.

When Liu Ting and the others appeared on the street not far away, only Chen Nian remained on the bench, sitting there leisurely in a daze.

He leaned back on the bench and looked up at the night sky.

Liu Ting and the others returned to the doorway and looked at this scene. One of them said quietly, "This is so old-fashioned. They just sit there daydreaming whenever they have free time."

"I wasn't spacing out..." Chen Nian's voice rang out, responding to Liu Ting.

"If you're not daydreaming, then come in, the housekeeper is here," Liu Ting said, walking towards the girls' villa. "By the way, why do we always hold meetings in our girls' villa?"

"Where's the men's villa?"

"Then forget it..."